She was born on May 3, 1978 in Zaječar, Republic of Serbia. She graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade and obtained the title of graduate spatial planner. She received her master’s degree in 2007 and her doctorate in 2011 at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, and obtained an academic degree of doctor of technical sciences in the field of architecture and urbanism. She was elected a senior research associate in 2019 at the Institute of Architecture and Spatial&Urban Planning of Serbia in Belgrade for the narrower field of urbanism and spatial planning.
During her scientific research work, she has published 215 scientific papers in international journals (of which 10 are at SCI list) and domestic journals and at international and domestic scientific conferences. She has participated and managed subprojects and project packages in nine international projects (Horizon 2020, INTERREG Danube transnational Program, etc.) and in six national research projects. She participated in about 90 spatial plans, urban plans, strategic and environmental impact assessments and studies of international, national, regional and local importance. She is the winner, as a co-author or author of several awards and recognitions at international and domestic competitions and salons of urbanism.
She is a guest lecturer at the undergraduate, master’s and specialist studies at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade and at all levels of studies at the Faculty of Applied Ecology Futura, Metropolitan University in Belgrade. She is a member of the Publishing Council of the Institute of Architecture and Spatial&Urban Planning of Serbia in Belgrade and the editorial boards of three journals (Architecture and Urbanism, Energy and Environment Research, Journal of Sustainable Development). She is a member of the Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia, the Association of Urbanists of Serbia, the Association of Urbanists of Belgrade and the Chamber of Engineers of Serbia.
She has been a regular member of the MIANU Academy since 2022 in the field of Technical and Technological Sciences.